Harvest Media Ministry

Mission & Vision

To help Christian ministries communicate their message and expand the Kingdom of God through relevant and professional multimedia services.

It is our vision to serve freely, professionally, fully, responsibly, and inter-denominationally.

How we promise to serve you

Freely: Everything we have—talents, gifts, resources, equipment, etc.— all belong to God and are available to Him to be used according to His will to build His kingdom. We trust the Lord as our ultimate source and commit to keeping service primary, and money secondary, in our dealings with His servants.

Professionally: We will serve with the highest standard in professionalism through quality and integrity. We will always strive to keep on top of technology and technique so our ministry clients can be confident they are getting media tools that will represent them and the Lord well.

Fully: We will serve each client as if they were our most valued client. We will go the extra mile to ensure the product is exactly what our ministry client needs to accomplish their goals. We are committed to serving our ministry partners on a long-term basis.

Responsibly: We subscribe to the standards of the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability. We thrive to be good stewards of the Lord’s gifts to us, including finances.

Inter-Denominationally: We will serve ministries of any denominational persuasion who operate according to the core beliefs as detailed in the ECFA Statement of Faith.

Jim Brumme

Executive Director

Jim Brumme has been part of Harvest Media Ministry since 1996. He joined HMM as a volunteer member of the board of directors in 1995 while serving as the Missions/Evangelism Pastor at Christ Community Church in Tucson, Arizona. Jim has served as a pastor in several churches for over 30 years. Jim is passionate about assisting Great Commission focused ministries communicate the Gospel in a media-savvy way. He has been blessed now for several years to represent HMM to the global mission community. He has three sons living in France, North Africa and Minnesota. The Brummes have been blessed with four vibrant grandchildren, Josiah, Joy, Nathanael and Abigail. For recreation, Jim is also quite involved in music, leading and coordinating the worship at Catalina Foothills Church in Tucson.

Gary Roberts

Technical Director, Co-Founder

In the late 80’s, Gary Roberts put together a simple video for a Wycliffe missionary couple working in Southern Mexico. He enjoyed the process so much that he decided to major in the field, receiving his B.A. in Video Production from Liberty University. Still, Gary felt God’s calling was for him to continue to help missionaries in the same way he helped the first couple. In the mid 90’s, Gary’s father took an interest in helping him realize his purpose and together they founded Harvest Media Ministry. So far in his mission, Gary has traveled to over 30 countries in 6 continents. On his free time, Gary likes to hike with his wife, Bernadette, and two kids, Abigail and Westley. He also loves reading techie magazines, rigging gear for tech equipment, and getting his hands on fixing anything that needs fixing.

Karen Flores

Marketing Manager

Karen Flores is a content creator specializing in digital communications and marketing. Equipped with an entrepreneurial spirit, Karen has taken on several roles and new capacities over the years as a multimedia professional with the mission to help Christ-centered organizations be effective through outreach in the digital world. She began her career in video production in 2007, combining her love of performing arts, digital photography, and creative writing and subsequently discovering her passion for filmmaking. Her formal education includes a Bachelors in Film and Television and an Associates in Digital Film Arts. She has been with Harvest Media Ministry since 2013, serving ministries in video production, project management, and marketing. Karen is married to her high school sweetheart, Luis, and they have three wonderful children.

Shanda Peterson

Website Developer, Manager

Shanda Peterson has been building websites since before Google became a household name. She started in web design as a hobby almost two decades ago, and has specialized in WordPress websites for almost 10 years. Safe to say, Shanda’s hobby became her passion and expertise. She can do everything from HTML, CSS, Javascript (jQuery), and PHP. How’s that for being multi-lingual? Shanda began at HMM in 2015 and loves working here because she feels we can make a difference to the people around the world bringing them closer to God. Shanda’s passions include coffee, her five kids, making user-friendly websites, and more coffee. When she isn’t cheering on her kids on the soccer fields and onstage at the theater, Shanda can be found defeating Ganon in Hyrule or slaying dragons around Tamriel.

Samantha Byard

Social Media Marketing, Manager

Samantha Byard joined Harvest Media Ministry as our Social Media Marketing Manager in 2018. She is originally from Halifax, Nova Scotia, a scenic Canadian province located on the coast of the Atlantic. She moved to Arizona after finishing her bachelor’s degree to pursue a life with her husband, Durelle, who currently serves in the United States Air Force. Samantha has a passion for establishing and maintaining a strong digital presence for both herself and the brands she works with. She has a Bachelor of Public Relations from Mount Saint Vincent University and is currently working on her Master of Science in Digital Marketing and Advertising. Samantha has social media experience at all levels, in marketing agencies, nonprofit organizations and national corporations. Samantha feels that she has been blessed with the passion and expertise to flourish in digital marketing. She is excited to dedicate her gifts to glorify God through exemplifying the work and vision of our clients at Harvest Media Ministry. When she isn’t studying for her master’s or working on digital marketing projects, you can find Samantha planning her next vacation with her husband, online shopping or in line at Starbucks!

Sandi Hasse

Bookkeeper

Sandi Haase started her career in accounting in 2004, when she began bookkeeping for her family’s printing business. The job grew into a passion for Sandi, so she decided to make it her profession. She received her Associates degree from Pima Community College in 2014. This same year, Sandi started bookkeeping at Harvest Media Ministry. Sandi loves working here because she gets to be a part of an important cause—helping ministries tell their stories. When Sandi isn’t busy being everyone’s go-to person at HMM, she spends her time with her husband, Jeremy, and two daughters, Lily and Rosabelle. Sandi loves to read and considers herself to be a huge nerd. She will confidently challenge anyone to a Star Trek or Lord of the Rings trivia contest. Any takers?

Atilla Vekony

Website Developer

Atilla Vekony, a native of Hungary, has lived in Tucson with his wife for twenty years where they have raised their five children. Atilla has an extensive background in marketing and publishing, and loves building and designing websites. In addition to anything related to website design and marketing, he is also passionate about history, languages and Christian education. As the newest member of the Harvest Media Ministry team, Atilla is excited to put his passion to work for the Kingdom and the Glory of God!

Meet the Team

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Jim Brumme

Executive Director

Harvest Media Ministry

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Gary Roberts

Technical Director, Co-Founder

Harvest Media Ministry

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Karen Flores

Marketing Manager

Harvest Media Ministry

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Shanda Peterson

Website Developer, Manager

Harvest Media Ministry

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Sandi Haase

Bookkeeper

Harvest Media Ministry

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Samantha Byard

Social Media Marketing, Manager

Harvest Media Ministry

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Atilla Vekony

Website Developer

Harvest Media Ministry

History

Harvest Media Ministry was founded in 1996 as Video Ministries International. The vision of the founder, Ralph Roberts, was to bless mission organizations, missionaries and churches by producing videos with state of the art technology.

Since then, the ministry of HMM has expanded to include website development and management, a graphic arts department, and digital marketing and social media outreach.

As part of the vision and mission, each member of our team is a committed follower of Christ and a purpose-driven professional dedicated to serve faith-based ministries to tell their stories.

FOLLOW US

These times are certainly unprecedented. Never in our lifetime have we seen anything like what’s happening now throughout the world because of the Coronavirus pandemic. We, at Harvest, want to let you know that we are here to help you communicate to your constituency as to how you are responding. You may need a banner or popup on the front page of your website. Or maybe you need help with recording a video post addressing the issue. Or maybe you want help in communicating through the various media platforms like Facebook, Instagram or Youtube. Regardless, we are here to help you. Reach out to us or just call me, 520-247-5290 and we will do our best to help.